Gold Star Awards

Employees of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction may recommend other employees or Department teams for Gold Star Awards. On occasion, individuals or organizations outside the Department receive Gold Star Awards for exemplary effort or service in the field of corrections.

Team has produced quality work which has improved the efficiency of a Department process, policy, or procedures; or

Team has developed a cost savings measure; or

Team has significantly improved an existing process

The Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction may present the Gold Star Award to a non-Department person, group, organization or agency that has

been selected by the Director

Provided support and contributed to the mission of the Department

Recommendation Process: An employee making a Gold Star recommendation must write a one page essay (not to exceed 500 words) explaining the reasons a particular person/team deserves a Gold Star Award. Although a single accomplishment may be deemed as qualifying an individual for this award, particular consideration should be given to those individuals who have contributed outstanding service on a sustained basis. The recommendation must include specifics of what the person/team has done. Their actions must be beyond the scope of normal duties to be considered.

The essay should also include the name and location of the employee/team being recommended and the recommending employee’s full name and location. Recommendations without this information will not be considered. The recommendation should be sent to the Office of Communications at Central Office. The decision regarding the award will be made by the Gold Star Selection Committee with notification to the submitter.

The Gold Star Award Program is administered by the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's Office of Communications, 770 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43222. Please call (614) 752-1150.

2015 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Position

Darwin Secrest

Correction Officer

Patti McCollister

Case Manager

Jane McAfee

BA3

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Position

Paul Dawson

Correction Officer, ORW

Tim Heyd

Doctor

Abbey Bott

Intern

Amber Stanley

Social Worker Supervisor

Ron Foster

Deputy Warden

Dustin Ward

Correction Officer

Ernest Gabbard

Correction Officer

Michael Page

Correction Officer

Matthew Patrick

Correction Officer

Kim Morris

Nurse

Sara Curtis-Hicks

Nurse

Julie Robinson

Nurse

Leadership

Position

Rick Seiter

Former Director

Bennie Kelly

Retired Warden

Teri Minney

APA Regional Administrator

2014 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Art Tate

Former Warden

Roni Burkes

Warden, Ohio Reformatory for Women

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Position/Location

Anthony Tackett

Correction Officer, SOCF

Bryan Hoover

Correction Officer, SOCF

Kevin Stalnaker

Correction Officer, SOCF

Garth Fri

Correction Officer, SOCF

Ron Clere

Correction Officer, SOCF

Tyler Parish

Correction Officer, SOCF

Brandon Brennan

Correction Officer, SOCF

Rodney Osbourne

Correction Officer, SOCF

Mike Dillow

Sgt., SOCF

Walter Sammons

Sgt., SOCF

Kevin Parker

Case Manager, SOCF

Charles O'Conner

Case Manager, SOCF

Brad Dyer

Lieutenant, SOCF

Jason Joseph

Lieutenant, SOCF

Gary Daniel

Lieutenant, SOCF

Mike Fankel

Correction Officer, SOCF

Jonathan Cassner

Correction Officer, SOCF

Gary Hunley, Jr.

Correction Officer, SOCF

Lester Buckner

Correction Officer, SOCF

John Little

Correction Officer, SOCF

Alisha Cunningham

Ray McGraw

Christopher Hawk

Jonathon Creech

Michael Fout

Billy Dunlap

William Cruse

Michael Farley

Drew Bernier

APA Parole Officer

Andrea Androsko

RN

Brooke Black

John "Casey" Callarik

Acting Lt.

Kenneth Gonzalez

RN

William Heskett

Officer

Janice St. Clair

RN

Dr. Paul Weidman

Doctor

2012 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Steve Williams

Operation Support Center

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Kim Caim

Belmont Correctional Institution

Mitch Gooding

Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution

Nathan Jenkins

Madison Correctional Institution

Chandra Rinehart

Ohio Reformatory for Women

2010 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Tim Roby

Correctional Reception Center

Chad Glidden

Correctional Reception Center

Chris Conley

Correctional Reception Center

Dave Chaffin

Correctional Reception Center

Marvin Dray

Correctional Reception Center

Jim Riffle

Correctional Reception Center

Mike Luckenbach

Correctional Reception Center

Nicolas Moussi

Construction, Activation and Maintenance

Jack Holloway

Corrections Training Academy

Jay DeBold

Regional STAR Commander

Jeff Scudder

Regional STAR Commander

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Amy Jenkins

APA Cincinnati Region

Billy Nottingham

Lorain Correctional Institution

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

James W. Boyd

Lt. Steven Rosta

Ohio State Highway Patrol

Shirley Pope

Executive Director, Correctional Institution Inspection Committee

2009 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Ahn Nguyen

North Central Correctional Institution

Steve Clever

Chillicothe Correctional Institution

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Richard Johnson

Tanya Fellure

Richland Correctional Institution

Tina Dean

Richland Correctional Institution

Jamie Moss

Corrections Medical Center

Kim Robinson

Columbus APA

Tracy Almanson-Murphy

Columbus APA

Rex Congrove

London Correctional Institution

Richard Reed

Franklin Pre-Release Center

Adam Trisler

Madison Correctional Institution

Michael Helton

Dayton Correctional Institution

Larry Mallory

Ohio Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction Services

William Murray, Jr.

Lebanon Correctional Institution

Patrick Curtiss

Montgomery Education and Pre-Release Center

Curtis Tanner

Ohio State Penitentiary

Joseph Lewis

Trumbull Correctional Institution

Jason Stasenko

Cleveland APA

Michael Thrush

Cleveland APA

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Neal Edgar

Mental Health America of Franklin County

Lt. Douglas McKinney

Ohio State Highway Patrol

Melodee Turner

Volunteer at Warren Correctional Institution

Phyllis Schoenberger

College Hill Quality of Life Team

Clayton Luckie

State Representative

John White

Former State Representative

Tyrone Yates

State Representative

CAP Reentry Clinic

August 2008 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

James Corrin

Akron APA

David McGrady

Southeastern Correctional Institution

Michelle Silvus

Franklin Pre-Release Center

Neil Turner

Northeast Pre-Release Center

Stephen Reynolds

Marion Correctional Institution

Randy Fox

Marion Correctional Institution

James Reynolds

Northeast Pre-Release Center

Ben Vanhorn

North Central Correctional Institution

Gary Parker

Ohio State Penitentiary

Zelus Fields

Mansfield Correctional Institution

Dave Marquis

North Central Correctional Institution

Lewis McCown

Noble Correctional Institution

Carla Bernard

Richland Correctional Institution

Brande Harris

Lorain Correctional Institution

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

William Walls

Columbus APA

Janelda Adams

Oakwood Correctional Institution

Michael Snyder

Oakwood Correctional Institution

Robert VanHoose

Lorain Correctional Institution

Michael Hogan

Trumbull Correctional Institution

Matthew Hollingshead

Chillicothe Correctional Institution

Paul Mather

Chillicothe Correctional Institution

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Mary "Yogi" Wess

Little Brothers

Friends of the Elderly

The Legal Aid Society of Columbus

December 2007 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Brian Worrell

Akron APA

Kelly Carpenter

Columbus APA

Anita Phillips

Cleveland APA

Richard Rhines

Mansfield APA

Jeff Taraschke

Mansfield APA

Andrew Siefring

Cincinnati APA

Scot Donley

Cincinnati APA

Mike Beatty

Cincinnati APA

Tim Jones

Cincinnati APA

Greg Michael

Lorain Correctional Institutional

Brande Harris

Lorain Correctional Institutional

Timothy Williams

Lorain Correctional Institutional

Martin Kilbane

Lorain Correctional Institutional

Warden Bennie Kelly

Lorain Correctional Institutional

Shannon Flanagan

Columbus APA

David Webb

Columbus APA

Joe Rammelsberg

Columbus APA

Jeffrey Knight

Columbus APA

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Warden David Bobby

Trumbull Correctional Institution

Robert Burdette

Chillicothe APA

Bert Carter

Madison Correctional Institution

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Key Initiative Focus Reentry Collaborative

Marion Cooksey

Columbus Police Department

Lt. Ramona Patts

Columbus Police Department

June 2007 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Tom Cowell

Mansfield Correctional Institution

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Donald Redwood

Lorain Correctional Institution

David Hayes

Correctional Reception Center

Brett Hammer

Oakwood Correctional Facility

Mike Taggart

Lebanon Correctional Institution

Team Recognition

Special Response Team

London Correctional Institution

Hostage Negotiation Team

London Correctional Institution

Bill Kelley

London Correctional Institution

Maintenance Department

Noble Correctional Institution

Inmate Transportation Administrative Review Committee

Central Office

External Gold Star Recipients

Tom Lehner

Ivy Tree Landscape Design and Installations

Dr. Catherine Roma

Volunteer

Christine Shimrock

Volunteer

Girl Scouts of Appleseed Ridge

Girl Scouts Bonds Beyond Bars

November 2006 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Tim Jones

Cincinnati APA

Chris Hickman

Cincinnati APA

Wes Hatfield

Cincinnati APA

Andy Siefring

Cincinnati APA

Lori Bonner

Cincinnati APA

Terry Harris

Ross Correctional Institution

Christina Hines

Ross Correctional Institution

Lori Dillon

Ross Correctional Institution

Patrick Riley

Ross Correctional Institution

Troy Pierce

Ross Correctional Institution

James Coulter

Ross Correctional Institution

Jennifer Fitzpatrick

Ross Correctional Institution

Debra Hughes

Ross Correctional Institution

Mark Music

Columbus APA

Kevin Whaley

Columbus APA

Anthony Nixon

Columbus APA

Jim Shrider

Allen Correctional Institution

Bill Lieurance

Allen Correctional Institution

Deb Larimore

Allen Correctional Institution

Jerry Hunt

Oakwood Correctional Facility

Robert Bednarczuk

Lebanon Correctional Institution

Randy Fox

Marion Correctional Institution

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Gary Myers

Mansfield Correctional Institution

Leo Hess

Mansfield Correctional Institution

Jerry Largent

Lorain Correctional Institution

Ralph Lloyd

Lorain Correctional Institution

Donald Lane

Corrections Medical Center

Kenneth McDonald

Correctional Reception Center

Sherri Patrick

Correctional Reception Center

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Fayette County Sheriff's Office

Warren County Sheriff's Office

JoDee Davis

Therese Backowski

Betty Dacon

June 2006 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Buffy Andrews

North Central Correctional Institution

John Eckman

Cincinnati APA

Drew Eisinger

Cincinnati APA

Tim Tate

Cincinnati APA

David George, Ph.D.

Hocking Correctional Facility

Sherry Misner

Hocking Correctional Facility

Rose Hamilton

Corrections Medical Center

John Eilerman

North Central Correctional Institution

Diedree Ames

Columbus APA

Sheri Blackburn

Columbus APA

Mike Burgett

Columbus APA

Melissa Hunt

Columbus APA

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Sheriff Dave Phalen

Fairfield and Pickaway Counties

Marty Norris

Fairfield and Pickaway Counties

Chuck Bourne

Fairfield and Pickaway Counties

John Kraner

Fairfield and Pickaway Counties

Patricia Olsen, Ph.D.

NCCI Volunteer

Jan Pfaff

Franklin County Adult Probation Department

Diane Littrell

UPS

Morris Jenkins, Ph.D.

University of Toledo

Yvonne Pointer

Office of Victim Services Volunteer

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Roy Nichols

Pickaway Correctional Institution

Tony Dinardo

Madison Correctional Institution

Daniel Pfaff

Madison Correctional Institution

Jerry Robey

Allen Correctional Institution

Wayne McNabb

Hocking Correctional Facility

Otto Austin

Corrections Medical Center

Kimberly Senter

Corrections Medical Center

John Wall

Corrections Medical Center

Zackary Ayers

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

Wesley Caldwell

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

Gold Star Award for Leadership

Location

Reginald A. Wilkinson, Ed.D.

November 2005 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Kristin Guthrie

North Central Correctional Institution

Chris Gipson

Chillicothe APA

Anne Richardson

Hocking Correctional Facility

Monika Hampton

Cincinnati APA

Parker Higby

Corrections Medical Center

Eric Griffith

Ohio Parole Board

Lisa Good

Ross Correctional Institution

George Allen

North Central Correctional Institution

Arville Duty

Chillicothe Correctional Institution

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Mark Painter

Allen Correctional Institution

Matthew Lard

Trumbull Correctional Institution

Roosevelt Overstreet

Trumbull Correctional Institution

Jeff Widmer

Allen Correctional Institution

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Father Chester Pabin

BeCI Volunteer

Linda Thompson-Kohli

Ohio State Bar Association

Laralyn Sasaki

Ohio State Bar Association

Robert Burbridge

CRC Volunteer

Tony West

Compass House

John Bolen

US Marshals Service

Craig Martin

US Marshals Service

Nick Chibis

Office of Victim Services Volunteer

David Hodges

Richland County Citizens Circle Volunteer

Dr. John Kruszewski

Pinnacle Eye Group

Pam Payne

Cozy Cafe Restaurant

Gold Star Award for Leadership

Location

Errol Douglas

Bureau of Personnel

Christine Money

Marion Correctional Institution

June 2005 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Matthew Cook

Chillicothe Adult Parole Authority

Jackie Frazier

Central Office

Fachon Jennings

Central Office

Beverly Motton

Central Office

Charles Davis

Central Office

Charles Newlen

Cleveland Adult Parole Authority

Anthony Barrett

Cincinnati Adult Parole Authority

Dennis Tenwalde

Lima Adult Parole Authority

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Michael Jefferies

Belmont Correctional Institution

Gretchen Breckenridge

Ross Correctional Institution

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Nicole Heidemann

Office of Victim Services Volunteer

Marae Martin

Southwestern Ohio Serenity Hall

Diane Flaugher

Southwestern Ohio Serenity Hall

Rev. Gary Koly

The Gospel House

Jessie Osborn

APA Volunteer

Wilma K. Mullet

Ohio Reformatory for Women Religious Services Volunteer

Craig Powell

PowerNet

November 2004 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Marie Snyder

Allen Correctional Institution

Randall Barger

Chillicothe Adult Parole Authority

Jill Glispie

London Correctional Institution

Dondi Gordin

London Correctional Institution

Sara King

London Correctional Institution

Steve Mowery

Chillicothe Adult Parole Authority

John Adams

Chillicothe Adult Parole Authority

James Eberlin

Belmont Correctional Institution

John Tabor

Lebanon Correctional Institution

Garry Jones

Hocking Correctional Facility

Charles Fultz

Madison Correctional Institution

Greg Bucholtz

Chief Inspector's Office

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Bryan Smith

Ross Correctional Institution

Leland Gaumer

Trumbull Correctional Institution

Don Laessle

Ross Correctional Institution

Ted Bair

Ross Correctional Institution

Al Helton

Ross Correctional Institution

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Sherry Richardson

Hamilton Police Department

Gary Crouch

Hamilton Police Department

Patrick Erb

Hamilton Police Department

Steven Hanks

Hamilton Police Department

Brian Ungerbuehler

Hamilton Police Department

Bill Smith

HCF Volunteer

Sheriff Ronald Ward

Highland County

Professor Cynthia Yeager

Hocking College

Dr. Richard Billak

Community Corrections Association

Reverend James Howard, Jr.

TCI Volunteer

Pastor Jan Ruark

Lower Lights Ministries

Gold Star Award for Leadership

Dr. Maureen Black

DRC Deputy Director (retired)

Sharon Haines

DRC Deputy Warden (retired)

June 2004 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Matthew Cook

Chillicothe Adult Parole Authority

Jason Rhodes

Chillicothe Adult Parole Authority

Leslie Linscott

Chillicothe Adult Parole Authority

Marianna Carson

Chillicothe Adult Parole Authority

Jerry Smith

Chillicothe Adult Parole Authority

Ron Riffle

London Correctional Institution

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Michael Speice

Lima Adult Parole Authority

Terry Price

Lima Adult Parole Authority

Herbert Edwards

Correctional Reception Center

William Saltsman

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

Fred Denney

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Hon. James D. Henson

Richland County Common Pleas Court

Hon. James DeWeese

Richland County Common Pleas Court

Sarah Haynes

Office of Victim Services Volunteer

Christine Hansen

Hyson Products

Martha Spohn

Oasis Therapeutic Community (PCI)

Glen Hoffsis

Former Dean, OSU College of Veterinary Medicine

Dick Weiland

American Friends Service Committee

Jana Schroeder

American Friends Service Committee

November 2003 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Robert Morris

London Correctional Institution

Terry Peters

London Correctional Institution

Eddie Brown

Chillicothe Adult Parole Authority

Bryan Lutz

Hocking Correctional Facility

Rich Sibilski

Mansfield Adult Parole Authority

Jeffrey Gilpen

Lorain Correctional Institution

Gayle Bickle

Bureau of Planning and Evaluation

Leadership Gold Star

Location

Tony Brigano

Scott Blough

John Dean (posthumously)

Eric Dahlberg

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Darimelle "Dee" Davis

Vision of Hope Outreach Program

Mike Auricchio

Dayton Police Department

Stephen Canneto

Art For a Child's Safe America Foundation

Sheriff Dwight Radcliff

Pickaway County Sheriff

June 2003 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Kevin Whaley

Columbus APA

Andrew Kalas

Columbus APA

Tom Ramsay

SCI

Dan Madden

Mansfield APA

JoEllen Mitchell

Mansfield APA

Dave Gaul

Mansfield APA

Ron Warchol

Mansfield APA

Tom Guyer

Mansfield APA

Grace Naegele

Columbus APA

Theresa Hoffer

Columbus APA

Julie Yoder

Columbus APA

Ken Kaufman

Mansfield APA

Kent William (Posthumously)

FPRC

Darrel Wilt

Offender Job Linkage

Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Mark Chapman

Lima APA

Jodi Cheney

Lima APA

Kyle Martin

Lima APA

Christopher Frowine

SOCF

Ryan Potter

SOCF

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Reverend Richard Ellsworth

John and Winona Hamilton

May 2003 Honorees

Vallandingham Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Darrold Clark

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

Peggy Vallandingham

Widow of Bobby Vallandingham

December 2002 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Michael Madigan

Lima Adult Parole Authority

Constance Primmer

Hocking Correctional Facility

Norman Knippen

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

Angela Lee

Columbus Adult Parole Authority

Cynthia Hurst

Columbus Adult Parole Authority

Andrew Hutchings

Columbus Adult Parole Authority

Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Tim Davis

Chillicothe Adult Parole Authority

Timothy Tate

Cincinnati Adult Parole Authority

Lisa Thomas

Cincinnati Adult Parole Authority

Gene Miller

Belmont Correctional Institution

Jimmie Stewart

Belmont Correctional Institution

Bianca Clark

Belmont Correctional Institution

William Padgelek

Belmont Correctional Institution

Vito Sinisgalli

Belmont Correctional Institution

Brad Lallathin

Belmont Correctional Institution

Deb Arnett

North Central Correctional Institution

Valerie Melvin

North Central Correctional Institution

Glen Brown

Ohio State Penitentiary

David Hill

Ohio State Penitentiary

Rodney Cordell

Ohio State Penitentiary

Edward Jack

Ohio State Penitentiary

Robert Davis

Correctional Reception Center

David Brown

Ross Correctional Institution

Greg Forcum

Ross Correctional Institution

David Woolsey

Ross Correctional Institution

Sandra Leasure

Ross Correctional Institution

Ronald Milner

Corrections Medical Center

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Reggie Winters

Booth House

Shannon Young-Newman

Carlton Manor

June 2002 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Panzy Eldridge

Akron Adult Parole Authority

Jeffrey M. Jones

Akron Adult Parole Authority

Dennis Wolfrum

Ohio Penal Industries

Sharon Ryan

Ohio Penal Industries

Jeff Taraschke

Mansfield Adult Parole Authority

Peggy Ratliff

Lebanon Correctional Institution

Mark Stegemoller

Warren Correctional Institution

Chae Harris

Warren Correctional Institution

Terry Drumm

Lebanon Correctional Institution

Betty Amis

Ohio Reformatory for Women

Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Debra D. Miller

Correctional Reception Center

Steve Hooper

Southeastern Correctional Institution

Bill Copley

Southeastern Correctional Institution

Richard Emmert

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

Todd Payne

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

Robert Donahue

Madison Correctional Institution

Jerry Tucker

Ohio Reformatory for Women

Melissa Volbert

Ohio Reformatory for Women

Charles Olszewski

Ohio Reformatory for Women

Jeffery Volbert

Ohio Reformatory for Women

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

George Wharton

Talbert House, Cincinnati

Captain William Costas

Ohio State Highway Patrol

Josephine Hulett

Who's Who of Youngstown

Todd Marti

Ohio Attorney General's Office

Lt. Kelly Hale

Ohio State Highway Patrol

Sgt. James Ertel

Ohio State Highway Patrol

Trooper Nelson Holden

Ohio State Highway Patrol

Trooper Tracey Keiter

Ohio State Highway Patrol

Team Gold Star Award

Location

"Beyond Geezenstacks" Executive Leadership Team Members

Tim Brunsman

Lebanon Correctional Institution

Annette Chambers

Ohio Reformatory for Women

Joseph Dubina

Akron Adult Parole Authority

Aldine Gaspers

Department of Youth Services

Rebecca Martin

Department of Youth Services

David Newsome

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

November 2001 Honorees

Gold Star Recipients

Location

Jan Tripp

NCCI

Christopher Williams

NEPRC

D.J. Norris

Columbus APA

Ron Hobbs

PCI

Polly Mallett

Akron APA

George Alexander

Warden

Gold Star for Valor Recipients

Location

Marti Jerew

NCCI

Brad Dudley

NCI

Mitchell Ruble

NCI

Joseph Keyser

NCI

Linda Dollison

NCI

John Baldwin

NCI

Chad Cantu

NEPRC

Elizabeth Morgan

SOCF

Margaret Rose

FPRC

Todd Clevenger

MaCI

Jeff Hamm

MaCI

Thomas Shuttleworth

LeCI

Ronald Hardy

SOCF

Kevin Sterling

MCI

Dean Vaught and Family

RCI

External Gold Star Recipients

Location

Debbie Roeger

Penny Richardson

Judy Mount

Chief Richard Lewis

Youngstown PD

Lieutenant Rod Foley

Youngstown PD

Humanitarian Gold Star Recipients

On December 6, 1991, Director Wilkinson was joined by First Lady Hope Taft at the Corrections Training Academy to recognize those DRC staff who provided first hand relief to the victims and families of the September 11th attack. Those recognized received a Humanitarian Gold Star Award for working tirelessly at ground zero after the tragic events of September 11th. Director Wilkinson also presented a Gold Star Award for Leadership to senior DRC staff who have or are planning to retire by year's end.